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When doing a novel study, you want the novel itself to be the main focus, not the worksheets and tests. Here are some ideas for station assignment ideas.
Try these easy sound experiments -- Elementary & Middle School kids will LOVE testing the science of sound with this fun wave experiment to create a 'gong' and explore how sound waves travel!
Students learn in a variety of ways. Teaching English with hands-on activities can help language students learn and practice English vocabulary, grammar, concepts, and ideas. Here are six hands-on activities and games for teaching English + illustrations
I've got a little Secret Code Spelling sheet here. I have the students write each spelling word then draw the picture for each letter next to the word to make a code. I use this as a Word Work center, but if you need a time filler - or something for your sub plans, this sheet could be put under the document camera and done whole group with the spelling list for the week. For a variation, you can have the kids mix up their spelling words and write the code only, then give it to a classmate to "break the code". Not matter how you do it, my students like this one:) Click on the picture to go to my Teachers Pay Teachers store and download this for FREE. While you are at my store, check out some of my new and best selling products including: My Original Writing Center - My best selling product! Don't miss this STEAL: Sight Word Mega Bundle Read It, Build It, Write ItAll 220 Dolch Sight Words Included Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Sight Words Superhero: Everything You Need to Motivate and Reward Sight Word Recognition Sight Words Superhero Add-On Pack: 130 Pages of Sight Word Games and Activities! And MUCH more - click here to see more great products! And, don't forget to follow my store to get a free kit each month!!! Past "Follower Freebies" include" Click here to see how to get free kits each month: Mrs. Gilchrist's Follower Freebies
John 3 Nicodemus Bible Bookmarks
Every struggles with finding great songs for upper elementary. I get it! But here are my five favorite ones to help you out!
Grab a set of printable contraction puzzles to use in your next grammar lesson for kids! There are 84 awesome grammar contraction puzzles in the set!
The Story of Job Kids Bible Video
When doing a novel study, you want the novel itself to be the main focus, not the worksheets and tests. Here are some ideas for station assignment ideas.
This past Wednesday, I shared a wonderful Roll-a-Dice Freebie for writing story starters (Check it the CF2 post here if you missed it!), but there's more where that came from! Check out my blog post from yesterday Roll-a-Dice Literacy Fun which features two new freebies using dice. Additional resources are provided for those interested in incorporating dice games into your classrooms through this post! Visit my blog post or access the freebies directly but clicking the pictures or links below! Roll-an-Emotion Fluency Activity (Google Doc) Here's a great tool for picking reading partners or reading buddies in the classroom! It's "clock partners" with a twist! Roll-a-Reading Partner (TpT) Happy Back-to-School Teaching!
When teaching the oi oy diphthongs phonics skill it's often helpful to use keywords and pictures to help students remember the sound & letter combinations.
Leaving and following tracking signs is a brilliant outdoors family activity, and a great way to entice kids outside - who doesn't love following clues
One of the biggest reasons why your students don't use their coping skills is because they don't recognize their anger until it is too late. This no prep anger management worksheet will give your students the tools they need to identify their anger in their bodies. The worksheet includes a boy and a girl version, and is great for anger management groups or individual lessons. This resource also Google Slides version, which has the following versions: African-American Girl, African-American Boy, Caucasian Girl, Caucasian Boy ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors: Mindset 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being. Behavior Self-Management Skills 7. Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem. This resource is part of an anger management bundle! **************************************************************************************************************************** What People Are Saying About This Resource: Hollie said "This was a good activity to gauge student self-awareness. Some students immediately knew how they felt when angry and others had to do more reflection. It was a good exercise." Hope said "Students love the visual on this one about where they experience Anger in their bodies. They now understand the signals and what to look out for." **************************************************************************************************************************** Please remember to leave feedback and feel free to check out some of my other resources you are sure to love: Picking Good Coping Skills Anger Management Games For more updates on my new products: Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Instagram! To read the terms of use and copyright information for this resource, please click here.
Five fun and action-filled circle games to practice rhythm, pitch, and more with your elementary music students.
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
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Are you exhausted from trying to get your kids to actually use computation strategies? Try these mental math tips. Your kids will LOVE mental math!
Learning Latin is hard work! And I certainly don’t want my daughter to forget all she’s learned this year so finding ways to keep practicing her newly acquired skills is...
10 Back to School Ice Breakers Your Students Will Love: Two Truths and a Lie, Would You Rather, My No Good, Very Bad Day, Fear Factor 4-Corner Activity, Marshmallow Challenge, Super Sleuths, What Would You Do?, Have You Ever?, Find Someone Who..., My Favorite Things.
The best things to do in Victoria BC with kids includes everything from really cool (and strange) museums to scavenger hunts around the city. Boat rides, Chinatown and Butchart Gardens await in Victoria BC.
Dig deep with these fun activities!
As we studied levers as part of our middle school science lessons, we had some questions, so we performed experiments to find the answers. Here's what we found.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer provides the perfect opportunity to teach storytelling for social change. Bring the Medieval Canterbury Tales into the modern age with these engaging and inclusive Canterbury Tales activities! You will get: ⭐Detailed teacher notes and pacing guide ⭐ The Canterbury Tales Prologue close reading activity ⭐ Character profile templates (great for differentiation!) ⭐Activity for The Pardoner's Tale ⭐Activity for The Wife of Bath's Tale ⭐Activity for a third story of your choice such as The Knight's Tale or the Nun's Priest's Tale ⭐ Storytelling for social change gallery walk ⭐Modern Canterbury Tales comparison ⭐ 4 Canterbury Tales writing prompts ⭐2 Canterbury Tales project choices ⭐ Hands-on language change lesson ⭐Podcast pairing with a podcast page ⭐ 40 question multiple choice Canterbury Tales test ✅These resources are editable to fit your needs! ✅These Canterbury Tales activities can be used digitally or in print ✅ This Canterbury Tales unit has been completely updated so the activities are current!
Students absolutely love this activity!! It can be used as a: · Brain break · Fast finisher · Part of a rotation · Reward It will be such a treat to see what your students come up with each week. This is a quick and easy activity to put together. Included are 32 different this is not a PLUS the option to have it with a sentence starter. These include this is not a: heart sad face pineapple rainbow tree donut jellyfish balloon crown arrow hand letter A snake sun robot flower door boat car butterfly umbrella envelope burger eye bunny button flag egg surfboard cupcake Christmas tree candy cane
The key to how to teach ancient Egypt in a way your kids will love is simple. Follow their interests. Go on rabbit trails. Sprinkle with a bit of pixie dust and have fun. Join me in this 5 part series and let's learn some ancient Egyptian history.
Teaching music with fun, tried & tested lessons, DIY classroom projects & ideas your students will love with Tracy King, the Bulletin Board Lady.
Teach your students preposition words with these 11 fun videos. There are many prepositions your students will practice.
Teaching music with fun, tried & tested lessons, DIY classroom projects & ideas your students will love with Tracy King, the Bulletin Board Lady.
I love new twists on old games. Vocab Twister can be used in any classroom because you choose the vocabulary. How fun! Kids will love this. For more about Vocab Twister and other games visit Academic...
This package has some quick and easy drama or brain break activities that will keep your students smiling! This pack contains 6 activities: 1.) A Load of Emotions 2.) Monkey-See- Monkey-Do! 3.) Alternate Endings 4.) Give a Lil’ advice 5.) Body Movin’ Only! 6.) Skit Ready...Skit Set...Go Each activity contains printable cards that can be put into a jar (or container) for easy fun! Created by Kaitlin of K&C Love Grade 3 If you have any questions, please ask before purchasing. Thank you :) For more ideas and freebies, please visit us at: K&C Love Grade 3
Kids will love these fun hands-on phonics games that teach letter sounds, digraphs, letter blends, vowel sounds, and more!
Hands on, interactive sentence diagramming tool that will turn diagramming sentences into a puzzle that your kids will love! 15 Steps to diagram sentences..
You are probably familiar with Kahoot as a review game, but my favorite way to use this website is a BLIND Kahoot. The game structure is the same only instead of reviewing a concept, you use it to introduce it! Check this out as a way to mix up your lesson plans, introduce content, and engage your students!
Want to challenge your students? Give them a chance to promote their critical thinking skills! Your students will have fun using clues to figure out the answers to these fun puzzles! FREEBIE available in the preview! One clue will reveal more information about the next! These are great for students to work on independently or in groups. I love to hear my students explain their reasoning and witness their "aha" moments! 10 in all! Figure it Out: What's My Name? How Old Am I? What's My Favorite Color? What's My Favorite Pet? What's The Order? What's My Favorite Food? Which Sport Do I Play? What Grade Am I In? How Much Money Do I Have? What's My Favorite Animal? Have fun figuring these out! - Naomi
Escape rooms are an engaging way to help students review content. Here are 5 ways to make a break out room activity work in your classroom!
Hi teacher friends, Ancient Civilizations has to be my favorite curriculum to teach. I find the ancient world fascinating, with all the different traditions, inventions, rituals, building structures, gods and goddesses. I could probably spend the whole year just focusing on Egypt alone, with its pyramids, their social hierarchy with pharaohs, and interesting
Weathering and Erosion Cut Paste Activity #1 - King Virtue's Classroom Students will love applying what you've taught them about the effects of weather! This cut and paste sorting activity will help them review weathering and erosion. Fun and engaging! This set includes: 1 cut and paste activity 1 answer key Enjoy! :) Copyright © King Virtue’s Classroom • www.kingvirtuesclassroom.com • All rights reserved.
Aesop Fables are a great way to teach students about morals and lessons. These fables are rewritten in ways that students can easily read them. Students can work in small groups or pairs to read the stories and discuss the moral. Students can also take turns retelling the fable after they read it and act it out. *** Also included is each fable on a Google Slides. This will allow your students to read and interact with it through digital learning *** 10 Fables Included: The Lion in Love The Lion and the Fox Bundle of Sticks The Milkmaid and the Pail The Two Crabs The Miser and His Gold The Countryman and the Pig The Fox and the Goat The Ant and the Grasshopper The Dog and the Shadow
These activities for teaching the hard and soft sounds of c and g are sure to be a hit in your classroom! Great for literacy centers!
